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Table A5.4 Comparison of the quota, above-quota, rural market,
domestic wholesale, imported and exported prices of rice,
1985-2000 (yuan/tonne)
Quota
Above-quota Rural market
Wholesale
FOB
CIF
1985
540
557
640
..
..
..
1986
547
680
763
..
..
..
1987
587
784
896
..
..
..
1988
618
944
1,133
..
..
..
1989
741
1,340
1,582
..
..
..
1990
787
1,257
1,259
..
..
..
1991
786
1,120
1,126
..
..
..
1992
854
997
1,052
..
..
..
1993
949
1,140
1,268
..
..
..
1994
1,375
1,747
2,057
..
2,918
..
1995
1,694
2,588
2,838
..
2,712
..
1996
2,054
2,634
2,818
2,398
3,637
3,278
1997
2,277
2,267
2,244
2,088
2,552
3,631
1998
2,246
2,103
2,132
2,105
2,084
4,145
1999
2032
2,081
1,934
1,923
3,957
2000
1849
1,846
1,466
1,499
3,859
Note:
Prces are n nomnal terms. They are arthmetc averages from monthly data. The
quota, above-quota, and rural market prices of rice are converted from paddy prices at
a ratio of 0.65. The wholesale prices of rice are from Heilongjiang and Hunan markets.
Source:
The quota, above-quota, and rural market prices are from Ministry of Agriculture
database. The wholesale, FOB, CIF prices are cited from Wu, Laping, 2001. 'Price
comparison between world and domestic grain markets', prepared for the ACIAR project
on China's grain market, Australian National University; and calculated from National
Bureau of Statistics, various years.
Statistical Yearbook of China
, China Statistics Press,
Bejng.
